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Dystopian and Disturbing. Hard to believe that the short story on which this is based dated back to 1950. Bradbury is uncanny in his prediction of so many future trends, including the dumbing down of literature and visual entertainment, the alienation of city dwellers, and the cynicism of politicians. However, this book suffers from one defect in his ability to predict, namely the ability to reproduce books through electronic means. No fault to him, but it makes the tale odd to interpret now, as
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Another entry in my long-running effort to read things I should have already read by this stage in my life. My high school seemed particularly fond of not choosing the best-known works of any particular author (their selection for Bradbury was Dandelion Wine), so I'm strategically disadvantaged.
Coming back to rectify this particular omission was worth the time - Bradbury's style works well for this dystopian vision, and Neil Gaiman's introduction to this edition is excellent as well. ...more
Coming back to rectify this particular omission was worth the time - Bradbury's style works well for this dystopian vision, and Neil Gaiman's introduction to this edition is excellent as well. ...more
Apr 10, 2009
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